U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected the request of 14 Democratic state attorneys general Tuesday to immediately block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing data at federal agencies.

A federal judge has refused to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing federal employee data or making personnel changes, a

A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal data systems at a slew of executive branch agencies. The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is an early blow to efforts by a group of Democratic state attorneys general to hamstring Musk and DOGE as they undertake efforts to upend the federal workforce.

The states still have the opportunity to pursue the case on the merits, and file for a preliminary injunction. That would provide a new opportunity to seek to stop Musk and DOGE’s access to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Transportation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge declined Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs.

A federal judge is expected to rule on Tuesday on a request by 13 U.S. states to temporarily block Elon Musk and the government downsizing team known as DOGE set up by President Donald Trump from accessing information systems at several federal agencies.

A judge granted DOGE access to databases at the Department of Education, denying a request by students to halt access based on privacy concerns.

The judge found some of the concerns raised by the University of California Student Association "entirely conjectural."

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan held a Monday hearing, despite it being a federal holiday, on a temporary restraining order sought by attorneys general from 14 states.